The Days of Being the Richest Man in the Ninja World

Chapter 134. I Want to Join Anbu!

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"Trust me, Hiruzen!"

"Get lost!"

"With my wisdom and your prestige, we cannot possibly fail! Look! We still have quite a few customers left, don't we?"

"Get lost!"

"I suspect he drugged them! Otherwise, how could we have failed?"

"Get lost!"

"Lend me some money! I'll repay you with an entire ocean!"

"Get lost!"

"Hiruzen! You're really hurting my feelings here! Can't you say something else?"

"Get lost!"

"You'll regret this, Hiruzen!"

"For now, I'm still the Hokage, Danzo!"

"You! Bastard!"

Bang!

A furious door slam echoed through the room!

Hiruzen stared at the closed door, his face shifting between shades of green and red. Finally, he let out a deep, weary sigh, picked up his smoking pipe, and took a long drag before seeming to relax a little.

Lowering his gaze to the billi… to Danzo's portrait on the desk, he muttered, "I can't let him go on like this!"

Danzo… he was too obsessed!

Obsessed to the point of madness!

If this continued… Konoha really might end up selling his body out!

…

Meanwhile.

Rejected so cruelly, Danzo's face burned with rage.

Hiruzen—he was still too cowardly!

He actually rejected his request outright. It wasn't like this before. In the past, as long as he pushed hard enough, Hiruzen would hesitate for a moment before finally agreeing!

But now… it was infuriating!

He was met with firm rejection?!

Danzo took a deep breath, his eyes resolute as he glared at the tightly shut Hokage's office door, muttering to himself, "Do you think I can't do it without you? I, Shimura Danzo, don't rely on anyone! I won't bother with you anymore!"

Just as he finished speaking—

Suddenly.

A figure appeared in front of him, blocking his path.

Danzo's heart nearly jumped out of his chest in shock.

After being ambushed twice, how could he not be on edge?

If he wasn't more cautious, he might not even be alive right now!

Even Danzo's bodyguards tensed up. This sudden arrival had completely escaped their notice. If anything happened to Danzo-sama…

Even their ten lives wouldn't be enough to make up for it!

"Protect Danzo-sama—"

"Shh..."

But before they could shout, the figure in front of them moved swiftly, stepping right up to Danzo and bowing deeply with an earnest expression.

"Danzo-sama! Please let me join the Anbu!"

Silence.

Everyone froze.

Then, they finally took a proper look at the person in front of them.

Konoha's Ass-sa… Konoha's Thunder Finger, the hero of the Third Great Ninja War—Uchiha Obito?!

Why was he here?!

"Please allow me to join the Anbu!" Obito said seriously again. "Rest assured! I, Uchiha Obito, will not let you down!"

Lately, Kakashi had been acting all secretive, sometimes even disappearing entirely. At first, Obito thought maybe Kakashi was sneaking off to secretly date Rin.

But no.

Rin was still alone.

So what the hell was Kakashi hiding from them?

Obito was both curious and frustrated—frustrated that Kakashi was keeping secrets from him.

What about their bond?

Is that it?

After some undercover investigation, he finally discovered the truth—Kakashi had joined the Anbu!

Even with a mask on, Obito could recognize that silver hair anywhere.

So, if Kakashi had joined the Anbu, then there was no way Obito would let himself fall behind—he had to get in too.

And Danzo-sama… was the person in charge of Anbu training. Which meant, if he wanted in, he needed Danzo's approval.

Little did he know, if Yuto ever found out, he'd probably bash his head in.

After working so hard to boost Danzo's wealth to 1 billion, why was everyone running over to him instead?

Were they trying to cause trouble?!

However,

After adjusting his clothes slightly, Danzo calmed down and walked out from the encirclement of Root ninjas. With an imposing expression, he gave a faint glance at the person before him and, after a brief pause, said indifferently, "You?"

Another pause.

"Not qualified!"

With those words,

Obito was stunned, his eyes widening as if he had been struck by lightning. "Why?"

He was Uchiha Obito—now a prominent figure in the ninja world—how was he not qualified?

However—

"The impact would be bad. It's too easy to be exposed."

"???"

As Obito stood there dumbfounded, Danzo continued walking forward with his subordinates. However… just as they turned a corner down the stairs—

Suddenly.

Another green blur appeared before them.

"Danzo-sama! Please allow me to join the Anbu!"

"…" Danzo's mouth twitched as he looked at the kappa-like youth in front of him.

Might Guy!

More talented than his father, he had become a Chunin purely through taijutsu.

However—

"Why is it that today, all kinds of people want to join the Anbu?"

He was starting to lose patience.

With those words—

"Huh? Does that mean someone else just tried to join?" Might Guy blinked.

"Uchiha Obito! You should know of him. Even he was rejected by me, yet you, a mere Chu—"

Danzo hadn't even finished speaking—

"Obito also wanted to join?" Might Guy was startled. Then, without hesitation, he turned around. "Sorry! Goodbye!"

"???"

Danzo stood there, completely baffled, feeling as if something was stuck in his chest—unable to be expressed.

Konoha's new generation… is this really it?

Hiruzen…

It's so infuriating!

…

Meanwhile.

After being rejected, Obito walked out of the Hokage building, looking dejected as he gazed at the setting sun.

A gentle breeze blew. Leaves danced in the wind.

And he stood alone!

Only him!

In the end—

He clenched his fists in frustration. "Damn it! I actually lost to Kakashi here!"

No matter what—

He absolutely had to join the Anbu. He couldn't lose to Kakashi!

Lately, Kakashi had been so busy, disappearing all the time. It made Obito feel incredibly restless.

If Kakashi was that busy, how could he be so idle?

It was unacceptable!

So, he had to join the Anbu—be even busier than Kakashi!

Determination shone in Uchiha Obito's eyes as he raised his fist. "I will definitely join!"

However—

What he didn't know was…

At that very moment, Kakashi was lazily slumped over a table in a nearby milk tea shop.

"Kakashi, haven't seen you around much lately! You must be super busy!"

"Heh~" Kakashi lifted his head, looking at the approaching Asuma, and pouted speechlessly. "More or less."

Busy?

Yeah, kind of.

But he didn't even know what he was busy with—just constantly stationed in the forest, watching the surroundings, preventing people from entering.

Staring all day, and nothing ever happened.

Now, he was beginning to understand why that senior Anbu last time had been so unwilling to talk.

What was there to say, really?

At this point, he was considering quitting Anbu altogether.

However—

Asuma and the others didn't know this. Instead, they looked at Kakashi with admiration. "The Anbu… I heard it's not just anyone who can get in."

"Shouldn't you treat us to some milk tea for this?"

With that—

"Oh! Everyone's here!" Might Guy's voice rang out, and as soon as he spotted Kakashi, he became even more excited. "Oh oh oh! Kakashi is here too! Let's have a youthful showdown! Just now, I went to see Danzo-sama—and guess what? Obito actually wants to join the Anbu too!"

"…"

Hearing Might Guy's words, Kakashi's eyelid twitched.

He…

Now wanted to resign even more.

And just then—

"It's Orochimaru-sama! Orochimaru-sama is coming in too!"

Someone suddenly shouted.

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